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Chapter 57: A Suspect II

Author: Ivy Walters
last update Last Updated: 2025-12-25 05:39:25

Claire POV

I was still burning inside.

I could feel the heat in my cheeks as I watched Justin and Nivia walk away across the yard. He walked close to her, like he was her shield or something. Like she deserved it.

He had spoken to me like I was the problem.

Me.

Sonia let out a low whistle beside me. “Wow. He really went off on you.”

Stephanie clicked her tongue. “Defending her like a hero. Over a girl who does not even have her wolf yet.”

I bit down on the inside of my cheek. The taste of blood hit my tongue.

He had looked at me with anger. At me. Not at her.

All I had said was the truth. That some people bring bad luck. That some people do not belong.

And then she turned, acting all brave, like she was not scared of me. Talking back. In front of everyone.

I hated the way my chest hurt. It felt like I had swallowed a stone.

“Did you see the way she stared at him?” Sonia said. “Like he was the only thing in the world.”

“And the way he looked at her,” Stephanie added.

I snapped my hea
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